The Daily Numbers - July 16

The Daily Numbers: 3 fans of the Celtic FC charged with disorderly conduct after lighting flares in PPL Park.
18 to 36 months in jail for a lawyer convicted of trying to sneak drugs into Delaware County Prison.
4, age of boy allegedly shaken to death by his mother’s 27-year-old boyfriend in Aldan. A jury was selected to hear the man’s trial.
0 sightings of 23-year-old Jenna Lord, the mom from Collingdadle who has been missing since being seen July 6 in Camden.
1 police officer shot when suspects opened fire with automatic weapons during a traffic stop in Philadelphia. He will recover.
2 casinos in Atlantic City that are struggling without air-conditioning this weekend, with temperatures expected to be in the 90s. It comes at the same time Pa. casinos are rolling out table games.
5 bucks, maximum bet during a “soft” opening for table games at Harrah’s in Chester today.
300 jobs being axed during a shakeup by Johnson & Johnson that will affect their plant in Fort Washington.
4 percent tuition hike at Rutgers University.
26, age of soldier from the Lehigh Valley killed in action in Afghanistan.
100,000 dollars believed scammed from an elderly Philadelphia man by three people, including a young woman who had done the same thing before in Upper Darby.
3 New Jersey shore towns that reported shark sightings in their waters.
30 percent of its workforce being shed by drug maker Adolor of Exton.
9.2 percent jobless rate in Pa., hanging steady for the second straight month.
3 innings, all the Phils got out of Jamie Moyer vs. the Cubs last night.
6 runs, including 2 homers, surrendered by Moyer.
2 home runs for Ryan Howard in a losing effort.
12 straight runs scored by the Cubs after the Phils took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st. Final was 12-6 Cubs.
2 million, how much a judge wants the friends of Michael Vick to pay back from the money he gave them.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So much for that 4-game winning streak before the break. That’s 2 straight bad starts from Jamie Moyer. The cracks are starting to show in the Phils’ rotation. Joe Blanton goes today. Hold your breath.
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I Don’t Get It: Sports fans continue to show a remarkable inventiveness in being knuckleheads. Three fans of the Celtic FC decided to support their team by lighting flares in PPL Park. They were arrested.
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Today’s Upper: Another strong showing on the streets of Chester last night as a crowd turned out for the mayor’s weekly unity rally.
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Quote Box: “Whether I’m the mayor or not, I’m going to be here with you.”
- Chester Mayor Wendell Butler at last night’s unity event.

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